FRED CRESS (1938-2009)
The Welcome 1997
Estimate: $28000 - 35000
Sold For:
$26000 hammer
Description
FRED CRESS (1938-2009)
The Welcome 1997
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
152.5 x 183.0 cm
signed and dated lower left: Cress 97
signed, dated and inscribed verso: Cress 1997/ CRESS/ "THE WELCOME" 1997
Provenance:
Annandale Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, California, USA
This work is based on a party that Cress attended in Sydney in the mid 1990s, with a group of junior actors. The central figure is Cress holding his signature brief case behind his back.
Estimate: $28000 - 35000
Result Hammer: $26000
Location
SYDNEY VIEWING:-
9 – 12 SEPTEMBER, 11am - 6pm
Menzies Gallery
12 Todman Avenue, Kensington, NSW 2033
MELBOURNE VIEWING:-
16 – 22 SEPTEMBER, 11am - 6pm
Menzies Gallery
1 Darling Street, South Yarra, VIC 3141